Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landorwas an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 January 1775
appreciation men would-be
Do not expect to be acknowledged for what you are, much less for what you would be; since no one can well measure a great man but upon the bier.
afterlife belief life-is
Belief in the future life is the appetite of reason.
miserable found persons
No thoroughly occupied person was ever found really miserable.
easy few leading life within
There is no easy path leading out of life, and few easy ones that lie within it.
fading grave power rest transient
Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!